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Cornyn defends his RESULTS amendment as Senate resumes immigration debate

Sen. John Cornyn strongly rejected characterizations of his RESULTS amendment as a “poison pill” on the Senate floor this afternoon, calling boosted border control an essential condition to closing...

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Immigration reform wins Senate test vote amid GOP calls for tougher border...

The comprehensive immigration reform bill penned by the so-called Gang of Eight passed a major test vote on the Senate floor this afternoon despite coming under fire from Republicans rallying for...

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Ted Poe, Lamar Smith, Bill Flores propose border enforcement crackdown...

Sen. John Cornyn does not stand alone in his attempts to strengthen the border security provisions in the Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform bill. Three other members of the Texas...

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Cornyn’s high-profile border security amendment shot down in favor of new...

GOP Sens. Mark Kirk of Illinois, Bob Corker of Tennessee and John Hoeven of North Dakota are drafting a new border security compromise – without the input of Cornyn or Sen. Ted Cruz -- that Reid said...

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Cornyn, Cruz lead conservative push against Gang of 8-backed border security...

"I cannot support an amendment cobbled together at the eleventh hour that doubles the border patrol without knowing how much it will cost or whether it is even the right strategy," Texas Sen. John...

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